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By Brent Shipman
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- After dropping five of their last six regular season games, few expected the New Madrid County Central Eagles to be relevant in their district, much less the Class 2 championship...
Notre Dame's playoff magic runs dry in quarterfinals
(05/24/13)
TOWN AND COUNTRY, Mo. -- The opportunity was there. The Notre Dame baseball team -- the same team that had come from behind to win seven times this season, that won a district championship after being down to its final out -- had the game-tying runs in scoring position in Thursday's Class 4 state quarterfinal against Westminster Christian...
Playoff magic runs dry for Bulldogs
(05/24/13)
TOWN AND COUNTRY, Mo. -- The opportunity was there. The Notre Dame baseball team -- the same team that had come from behind to win seven times this season, that won a district championship after being down to its final out -- had the game-tying runs in scoring position in Thursday's Class 4 state quarterfinal against Westminster Christian...
NMCC earns first trip to final four
(05/24/13)
NEW MADRID -- After dropping five of their last six regular season games, few expected the New Madrid County Central Eagles to be relevant in their district, much less the Class 2 tournament. Finding a new hero each day, however, the Eagles stood Thursday just one win away from advancing to their first final four appearance in school history...
Sikeston boys track team primed for run at state meet
(05/24/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com JEFFERSON CITY -- Finishing with a state championship in one event last year, the Sikeston boys track team would like nothing more than to repeat that performance. Unless of course it meant finishing with a team championship...
Tri-County Conference softball awards released
(05/24/13)
The 2013 Tri-County Conference all-conference softball awards were recently released. Southland senior Jordan Zolman, who has signed to play softball at the University of Missouri next season, was selected as the Tri-County Conference Player of the Year...
Hayti's Newbill signs to play hoops at Dyersburg State
(05/24/13)
Hayti High School senior Maurion Newbill officially signed a scholarship earlier this month to play basketball at Dyersburg State Community College. Newbill is fresh off a senior season in which he was honored as Bootheel Conference Player of the Year, Sportswriter's All-Region and All-State, as well as Coaches' Association All-Region and All-State...
Cape Legion routs Jackson 17-1
(05/24/13)
Josh Morse, Cam Grueninger and Thomas Crocetti each had three hits as the Cape Ford and Sons American Legion Post 63 defeated Jackson Senior Babe Ruth 17-1 on Thursday at Saxony Lutheran High School. Morse was 3 for 6 with a double and two runs batted in, while Grueninger was 3 for 5 and scored three times. Crocetti was 3 for 4 with two RBIs...
NMCC earns first trip to final four
(05/23/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- After dropping five of their last six regular season games, few expected the New Madrid County Central Eagles to be relevant in their district, much less the Class 2 tournament. Finding a new hero each day, however, the Eagles stood Thursday just one win away from advancing to their first final four appearance in school history...
RED-HOT HORNETS: Holcomb baseball team books trip to state with 5-2 victory against state-ranked Chaffee
(05/23/13)
HOLCOMB, Mo. - Holcomb Hornets baseball coach Matt Casper had high expectations for his team at the start of the season. Among the expectations were to secure a district title in its newly aligned six-team Class 2 baseball district. The Hornets achieved that feat last week with a come-from-behind 9-8 victory against Portageville in the Class 2, District 1, championship...
Oran earns third straight final four bid
(05/23/13)
ORAN, Mo. -- The Oran baseball team walked quietly and quickly off the field after a bases-loaded strikeout ended their Class 1 quarterfinal against Naylor on Wednesday afternoon. The Eagles' player who had the best game was so upset he had a meeting with all three Oran coaches after the team huddle broke...
Hornets sting Red Devils in Class 2 quarterfinal
(05/23/13)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- All season long the Chaffee Red Devils have built their success on stellar pitching and a rock-solid defense. Unfortunately, mistakes in both departments cost them dearly Wednesday as their season came to a close with a 5-2 loss to Holcomb in the Class 2 quarterfinals...
ND powers past Ste. Genevieve 10-0
(05/23/13)
Cody DeBrock was sitting on a fastball, hoping he'd get one. Did he ever. Notre Dame's senior right fielder deposited the first pitch he saw from Ste. Genevieve's Andrew Suiter in the top of the fifth inning over the right field fence, putting an exclamation point on the host Bulldogs' six-run inning and sparking a 10-0 victory over the Dragons in a Class 4 sectional...
Just another win
(05/23/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com ORAN -- There was no jumping, no dog pile on the mound or even smiling. Nowadays, the Oran Eagles are going by the old adage, "Act like you've been here before." Because they have. Three times in a row now. Wednesday, Oran defeated Naylor 9-1 during the Class 1 quarterfinal at Oran High School to earn their third-straight final four berth...
Red Devils brought down by Holcomb 5-2
(05/23/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com HOLCOMB -- All season long the Chaffee Red Devils have built their success on stellar pitching and a rock solid defense. Unfortunately mistakes in both departments cost them dearly Wednesday as their season came to a close in a 5-2 loss to Holcomb in the Class 2 quarterfinals...
MSHSAA baseball playoffs - Hornets advance
(05/23/13)
HOLCOMB, Mo. - Holcomb Hornets baseball coach Matt Casper had high expectations for his team at the start of the season. Among the expectations were to secure a district title in its newly aligned six-team Class 2 baseball district. The Hornets achieved that feat last week with a come-from-behind 9-8 victory against Portageville in the Class 2, District 1, championship...
NMCC - St. Pius X game rescheduled
(05/22/13)
NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Central - St. Pius X quarterfinal baseball game scheduled for 4:30 p.m. today has been postponed due to the weather. It is rescheduled for 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
Oran beats Naylor, heading to third-straight final four
(05/22/13)
The Oran Eagles defeated Naylor 9-1 Wednesday during the Class 1 quarterfinal at Oran High School.
Notre Dame girls soccer team kicks aside Hillsboro in Class 2 sectional
(05/22/13)
The members of the Notre Dame girls soccer team knew that their opponents had never been in the situation they were in Tuesday night, and they wanted to make sure the Hillsboro players felt the pressure. "Tonight we really wanted to try to get out to a fast start, at least defensively, to put some pressure on them," Notre Dame coach Jeff Worley said. "It's their first time as a district winner and being at this round, and so we wanted to try to establish some presence."...
Class 3 Quarterfinal NMCC v. St. Pius X
(05/22/13)
NEW MADRID -- Representing the area in Class 3 will be the New Madrid County Central Eagles, who are already in uncharted waters just by making the quarterfinals. They're continuing their improbable run following their first District 1 title since 1994 and their first sectional win in school history on Monday with a 7-1 decision over Scott City...
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